Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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GEORGE OERDING “Little bits of bluffing— Lots of air quite hot. Makes his recitations, Seem what they are not.” s CLASS WILL r » v We, the Senior Class of 1914, of the Coquille High School, City of Coquille, County of Coos, State of Oregon, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this life, and being desirious of settling our High School affairs since we have the Athletic and Oratorical abilities to undertake such an enormous and laborious presentation of accumulated miscellaneous characteristic powers of the superior intellect, do this day, the 27th day of April, Nineteen Hundred Fourteen, declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills made by us. To the Junior class of '14 we will the honor and adaptability of occupancy of our seats in the honor section of the assembly room. Miss Beulah Price wills to Edna Harlocker the artistic accomplishment of making Goo-Goo eyes. Irvin Watson wills to “Ole” Lund the knack of showing his bashfulness by the unconscious movement of his hand toward his mouth when in conversation with a girl.

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IMOGENE ALEXSON “A life of sober week days With a solemn Sabbath at their close.” RAY MILLER ‘‘Hovv wise you look, but how disappointing. ” GEORGIA WATSON “And homely household tasks shall be her joy.”

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Alice Culin wills to Geneva Robinson her undisputed authority on all questions concerning woman suffrage. To Doris Peoples, Imogene Alexson wills her differential walk. George Oerding wills to Mr. Stewart Norton of the Junior class of ’14, his inestimable power of translating and reciting German. Georgia Watson wills to Miss Hazel Radabaugh that melodious laugh. Ray Miller wills to Keith Leslie the honor of being the only red-headed upper class-man. Erma Culin, the sentimental roughouser wishes to will her unquestioned privilege of differentation, in any science, romance or song, to Vera Kelley. Perry Lawrence desires to will to Raymond Burns the supernatural power which he claims he possesses of enticing the young ladies with whom he comes in contact. To Verna Phillips, Alice Stanley wills her highly trained observing ability, especially when casting her magnificent optics with such sweet expression at the young men within her scope of view. Earl Leslie wills to George Akers the natural unmistakability of winning the attractions and favors of the ladies. Naomi Knowlton wills to Olive Howey the accumulated, superfluous power of being the best avoirdupoised athlete of all the girls of the Coquille High School. Clifford Kern wills to Roy Avery, his overestimated capacity for thinking. In witness whereof, we have hereto subscribed our names and affixed our seal, this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen. Signed—Class of ’14. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the seniors of Fourteen the testator above-named, as for our last testament in our presence, and we, at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witness on the day above mentioned. WitnP s $ Gnidreo E. Egroeg. Witnesses , Eilse, E Lrae